Tuesday, June 7, 2011

DANZÔ SHIMURA'S PERSONALITY

DANZO'S PERSONALITY-

When younger, Danzō was a hot-headed and eager ninja with a strong desire to prove himself.As an adult, Danzō was a calm and collected individual who, like the Root members thatserved under him, did not allow his emotions tosurface. Danzō's beliefs differed from those of the Hokage as he felt that the interests of the villageshould be placed above all else, even ethics andmorals. Danzō seemed to hate the previous Hokage's beliefs stating those beliefs havedestroyed the village after the Invasion of Pain, despite that he seemed to still care for hisfriendship with Hiruzen, asking what he was toHiruzen in his final moments. An extremist, Danzō preferred to directly eliminate threats throughassassination and execution rather thandiplomacy and negotiation. Danzō possessed a fanatical adherence to the ideals of a shinobi,believing they must sacrifice absolutelyeverything for the village. Danzō himself feared death, believing he must live in order to help theworld accustom itself to his ideas for peace.

Despite his reputation as a "war hawk", Danzō ultimately sought peace for the ninja world, onehe would achieve by uniting all shinobi forcesunder Konoha's control. As such, he sought thetitle of Hokage, waiting patiently for decadesbefore an opportunity arose. To that end, heworked in the shadows to ensure that this future came to fruition. He used Root to eliminatepotential threats to Konohagakure with orwithout the consent of the Hokage and to furtherhim along the path to achieving that rank, as hebelieved he was best prepared for the"necessary" transition. Because of the nature of his actions, Danzō could not allow the details of what he had done to become public knowledge,and thus he branded members of Root with cursed seals to prevent them from revealing his secrets.

In spite of his amoral methods, Danzō did have some sense of nobility and honour within him.He, after a long internal struggle, volunteered tobuy time for his team-mates when they wereyounger, though Hiruzen Sarutobi beat him to it. He reprimanded Sasuke for his hatred andviolence against Konoha, saying that it hadwasted both the sacrifice of the Uchiha andItachi's own personal sacrifices. Like Hiruzen, heused the final moments of his life to help Konohaby trying to take Sasuke and Madara Uchiha with him.

His fellow elders, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, held Danzō in high regard, and often took his advice when dealing with the politics ofthe village. It is unknown how much they know about his actions.